JoJo Offerman

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JoJo Offerman
JoJo WrestleMania 32 Axxess.jpg
JoJo in April 2016
Birth nameJoseann Alexie Offerman [1]
Born (1994-03-10) March 10, 1994 (age 27) [1]
Los Angeles, California [1]
Children2
Family José Offerman (father)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) JoJo
Billed height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Billed from Toluca Lake, California
Trained by Sara Del Rey
Bill DeMott [2]
WWE Performance Center
Natalya Neidhart
DebutJune 26, 2013

Joseann Alexie Offerman (born March 10, 1994) [1] is an American ring announcer, valet, professional wrestler and singer. She is currently signed to WWE where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name JoJo. She was part of the E! Network reality television show Total Divas during the first season, which aired in 2013.

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Early life

Offerman was born on March 10, 1994, in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.

Professional wrestling career

Total Divas (2013)

In May 2013, Offerman joined WWE and E! Network's reality show Total Divas , which shows behind the scenes footage of select WWE Divas and a look into their personal lives. [3] [4]

At just 19 years old, Offerman made her main roster debut under the ring name "JoJo" on the June 26, 2013, episode of WWE Main Event , singing the entrance theme for Tons of Funk alongside The Funkadactyls (Cameron and Naomi). Her version of the song was later released on iTunes. The following week on Raw , JoJo appeared in a backstage segment also involving The Bella Twins, Natalya, The Funkadactyls, and Eva Marie. [5] On the July 22 episode of Raw, JoJo along with the cast of Total Divas appeared on Miz TV, where she introduced herself to the crowd. [6] JoJo sang the United States national anthem at SummerSlam on August 18.

On the August 26 episode of Raw, JoJo served as the special guest ring announcer during a singles match between Natalya and Brie Bella. After the match, WWE Divas Champion, AJ Lee interrupted Brie Bella's victory celebration by cutting a worked shoot promo on the cast of Total Divas. [7] Following this, JoJo appeared at ringside to show support for her Total Divas co-stars during their matches. JoJo was booked in her first match on Raw on October 7, teaming with Natalya and Eva Marie in a winning effort against Alicia Fox, Rosa Mendes, and Aksana in a six diva tag-team match, however she was never tagged into the match. [8] The Total Divas defeated The True Divas (Fox, Aksana, Divas Champion AJ, Kaitlyn, Mendes, Tamina Snuka and Summer Rae) in an elimination tag-team match at the Survivor Series pay-per-view, [9] [10] and the following night on Raw in a rematch, where she achieved her first in-ring victory after pinning and eliminating Tamina Snuka. [11]

Ring announcer (2013–present)

JoJo working as ring announcer during an NXT house show in March 2015 JoJo NXT Live Event.jpg
JoJo working as ring announcer during an NXT house show in March 2015

JoJo later moved to WWE's developmental territory NXT in late 2013, after it was confirmed she would not be returning to Total Divas for its second season. She subsequently became the ring announcer for NXT. In April 2015, JoJo was promoted to the main roster and began serving as the regular ring announcer on Main Event , SmackDown , Raw and pay-per-views as well as a backstage interviewer. [12] [13]

Other media

Offerman was part of the main cast for the first season of the reality television show Total Divas produced by WWE and E!. The show began airing in July 2013. [14] Offerman was replaced by Summer Rae for the second season. [15] [16]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013,
2015–2018		 Total Divas HerselfMain cast (season 1)
Guest (season 3–9): 28 episodes

Discography

Singles

YearSingleAlbum
2013"Somebody Call My Momma" [17] Non album single

Personal life

Offerman is the daughter of former professional baseball player José Offerman. [18] She is of Mexican and Dominican descent. [19] She is in a relationship with former WWE wrestler Bray Wyatt and on March 27, 2019, Offerman announced via Instagram that they were expecting a child, [20] who was born on May 18, 2019. [21] Wrestler Braun Strowman is the child's godfather. [22] On May 28, 2020 the couple welcomed their second child, Hyrie Von Rotunda. [23]

Awards and accomplishments

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